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James Humphrey, Jr., Litchfield Enquirer, invoice and letter

00-1973-7-19

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1973-7-19

Scope and Contents

Invoice and letter from James Humphrey, Jr., Litchfield Enquirer, 1973-7-19, is a letter dated October 23, 1862 and an invoice (the date is cut out of the invoice) for expenses for printing advertisements of General and Special Orders in the Litchfield Enquirer in 1862. The invoice has notations of payment from the Connecticut Adjutant General's Office. James Humphrey, Jr. was born in Norfolk, Connecticut on December 3, 1837. He graduated from Amherst College in 1856 and married Charlotte Deming of Litchfield onJune 17, 1863. On October 13, 1859 he bought the Litchfield Enquirer and served as its editor until 1865. He died in Brooklyn, New York on November 6, 1868.

Dates

  • Other: Majority of material found in October 23, 1862
  • Other: Date acquired: 12/02/1972

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

William Warren

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Existence and Location of Originals

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Title
James Humphrey, Jr., Litchfield Enquirer, invoice and letter
Author
Kathy Craughwell-Varda
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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